Based on the aggregated intelligence of 115,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, wireless telecom giant China Mobile (NYSE: CHL) has earned a coveted five-star ranking. Our data has shown that five-star stocks outperform the market by a significant margin; conversely, one-star stocks have woefully lagged the market average.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at China Mobile's business, and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
ChinaMobile facts
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Headquarters (Founded)
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Hong Kong (1997)
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Market Cap
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$233.0 billion
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Industry
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Wireless Communications
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TTM Revenue
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$52.1 billion
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Management
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CEO Jianzhou Wang (since 2004)
CFO Taohai Xue (since 2002)
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Major Competitors
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China Unicom (NYSE: CHU),
China Telecom (NYSE: CHA)
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CAPS members bullish on CHL also bullish on
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Google (Nasdaq: GOOG),
Ctrip.com (Nasdaq: CTRP)
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CAPS members bearish on CHL also bearish on
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Research In Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM),
Citigroup (NYSE: C)
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Sources: Capital IQ, a division of Standard & Poor's, and Motley Fool CAPS. TTM = trailing 12 months.
Over on CAPS, some 96% of the 761 All-Star members who have rated China Mobile believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These All-Star bulls include jdalto75 and Woofola, both of whom are ranked in the top 10% of our community.
One year ago, jdalto75 added it all up for our community: "population + need to communicate-established wired infrastructure = a lot of cell phone calls. From my experiience in china, China Mobile has the best presence, penetration and distribution."
A more recent pitch from Woofola in June of this year followed that bullish line of thinking, stressing China Mobile's massive lead in the marketplace:
Strong financial fundamentals (ROE, Cash, Debt/Equity, etc). Recent drop (May 2008) due to changes in competitive landscape is overrated in my view, as I expect CHL to continue dominating and growing market share for many years to come while "China Telecom Unicom" tries to catch up.
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